Is this suitable in an Apt or is it too powerful? My neighbor above me has been noise harrasing me for approx 3 months and I really want to rattle him so maybe he will stop!!! It's literally 24hrs a day. I had to buy Sonic Ear Protection plus a good ear muff headset. This only happens in the movies. It's a nightmare. Is this suitable in an Apt or is it too powerful? My neighbor above me has been noise harrasing me for approx 3 months and I really want to rattle him so maybe he will stop!!! It's literally... » Read More Is this suitable in an Apt or is it too powerful? My neighbor above me has been noise harrasing me for approx 3 months and I really want to rattle him so maybe he will stop!!! It's literally 24hrs a day. I had to buy Sonic Ear Protection plus a good ear muff headset. This only happens in the movies. It's a nightmare. « Show Less
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The unit must be in his appt. Notice it is a sonic unit headphones will not help the waves disrupt the body, I have used the unit a gun shows to chase away unwanted individuals. The units works best in a room it will range out to about twenty feet in a large open area.works great, it does not cause harm just upset stomach works well on young folks tends to make them uneasy and they will move on without incidents. Good luck with the neighbors. Go to the internet for an actual sound generator not sonic unit. Hope it helps.
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Hi,I am sorry to say, but this unit cannot penetrate through walls. this will make you, or anyone who is in the apt very sick.
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The question is can you put the Sonic Assault in a location where the sound will get to your neighbor? TV's from the old days (before flat screen), used to make a high pitched whining sound for a short time as they warmed up. The Sonic Assault makes a sound something like that and it doesn't carry very far - maybe 25 feet max per my experience.I can say the Sonic Assault definitely affects people. I've tried it on myself a few times and after hearing the sound for just five seconds or so, my ears get plugged up and I feel kinda out of it for a few hours.
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I would agree that the sound quality goes down a bit after about 75 on a complex or bass heavy track, but it is damn loud at 70. I would get complaints in my apt if I listened to it at 60-65 for more than a short period of time and I can be pretty loud here. If you're looking feel the base at a really loud setting, look for a solid 2.1 system, but I think this is a solid choice for clarity, and base up to a modestly, not get kicked out of your apartment volume level and price.
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the headset comes with noise cancelling feature so people on the other end can't hear background noise. As far as you being able to hear over the background noise I agree with W Roberts. You may want to get a headset that has 2 full speakers.
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There doesn't seem like much can be done to quiet this thing down. As stated by other owners, wear some ear protection........
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its as loud as most commercial vacuums - it hits right in the range of the hearing damage i have so i do wear ear plugs with plungers (better than the squish ones) and ear muffs. then its ok for me. it has the power equal to a commercial back pack. we were janitors for 12 years. my experience is start protecting your hearing as often as possible. damage is a cumulative thing don't let it even start.
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In decibles? Not sure. The fan on high speed is louder than I thought it would be, but still not very loud for how much air is flowing through it. It depends on your placement also - in a small space it will seem louder than in a larger space. The noise doesn't bother me though, and I certainly don't need ear protection to be around it. Mine is in my basement attached to the ceiling joists, and I can't hear it at all in the room above.
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(I have used this for years and I love it.) RE: noise factor, it seems like it could be loud enough on the higher 2 settings. Frankly, I haven't asked my neighbors!!
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I have mine in a second floor apt. I can hear the tv at close to normal volume. I have sound insulation covered by plywood over my floor just to help. It has a whine to it, but not bad.
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I would think that I you were in a cubbie, you might be okay. But in my opinion the noise level wouldn't disturbed someone that was having a normal conversation. The most distracting part would be the circling motion of your wrist, curiosity may get the better of the less focused. But the answer would be "no". Again no more than an annoying habit with no useful purpose.
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This little thing is pretty noisey. If you can isolate it you'll be fine, otherwise you'll want a larger one that works less. Good luck
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We don't live in an apartment, but I can see no reason that it would not work there. If you know where the bats are, you aim the sound in that direction. Doesn't really matter what kind of building it is.
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Gosh, that is a hard question. It is as quiet and smooth as they come but honestly, everything makes some noise for the downstairs neighbors. It doesn't vibrate at all. We use it in our basement so maybe I am not the right person to answer, but I think you will be OK. Don't get anything but a Fluid trainer. Everything else vibrates and makes loads of noise.
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Oh ny, I guess that depends upon our audio ability. The zapping can be quite loud from our point of view and our hearing is not quite as great as it once was. My suggestion would be to temporarily put it at different distances and that would be the surest way for you to know. The only fly in the ointment (bad pun) is that getting it too far from your actitivies might defeat the purpose of having it in the first place. I do agre with others who have answered that hearing the zapping lets us know it is working, a plus in our book.
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Actually, for the moment I've decided to try a pair of plain earmuffs. Slightly more bulky and they don't have noise cancellation, but noise cancellation, as far as I can tell, primarily deals with deep noises, not high ones -- and I'm primarily concerned with higher noises. I've tried my roommate's pair of earmuffs and they seem to do the trick.Less than $20: 3M Peltor H10A Optime 105 Earmuff . They review very well.
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I'm not sure. I thought it was quite loud, but it is a high-pitch as I recall. That is the sound that people lose first usually. Does he live alone? If not, it would definitely wake anyone else. I have a baby monitor in Mom's room. It nearly scared me right out of bed, and my room is some distance from hers. Unfortunately, we had lots of false alarms because of the way she turns over in bed (raising up on elbow rather than just rolling.).
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Ahh, a fellow sufferer. But I'm afraid that's the only consolation I can offer. Not only is it likely these earmuffs will NOT completely block all the noise, there is a distinct possibility that you will get headaches if you try to wear them overnight. I speak from experience. I have lived over twenty years in residential hotels, and the very worst thing about life in them is the noise from TV and music. Nevertheless, I presently wear these earmuffs, and the headaches have diminished with use. So there is genuine hope that you may eventually be able to sleep with them. I do so every night. And they are the closest to being soundproof of any earmuffs I have tried. They are better than Peltor's preceding iteration, the 3M Peltor H10A Optime 105. And they are better than Howard Leight's Bilsom 1010970 Thunder T3 NRR30. But there's no such thing as earmuffs that completely block out all sound. Unfortunately.
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I know this isn't the best environment, but I listen to music for 2-2.5 hours every day on my commute, on the subway. How much disturbance would this cause others? My previous headphones were the Sony MDR-V6. I wish I could listen to music in a quieter environment, but I don't have the time, the subway unfortunately is the best stretch of time I have every day.If you think these would disturb others too much, is there a closed model you recommend? I can't see anything by Sennheiser at approximately this price range and quality, that has a closed back.